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Speaking in the White House following a meeting with the secretary general of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the United States president said it was "possible" that Russian Federation knew about the chemical attacks in Syria on April 4th. (more...)

United States Vice-President Mike Pence had then praised Turnbull for publicly calling on China to do more to pressure North Korea to dump its nuclear warheads and ballistic missile program. In March, the North's state media reported that the country successfully conducted a ground test of a new high-thrust rocket engine, which it said was a breakthrough for the country's space program and efforts to create "Korean-style strategic weapons". (more...)

It's also designed to create a stronger Democratic party in the wake of last year's losses to Republicans. The 43-year-old former U.S. House member and adviser to President Barack Obama is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam. (more...)

Insisting that "abstention is not in my genes", Fillon argued that France would face economic disaster if it backed Le Pen , and warned the French to think about their children's future as an "extremist party approaches power". "The National Front is well known for its violence and its intolerance, and its program would lead our country to bankruptcy and Europe into chaos", Mr. (more...)

In Le Pen's northern bastion of Henin-Beaumont, several activists from the feminist group Femen were arrested Sunday after staging a topless protest against her. In a brief televised message less than 30 minutes after the last polling stations closed, Socialist Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve also urged voters to back Mr Macron "to beat the National Front and block its funereal project of regression for France and of division of the French". (more...)

France will hold its presidential election on Sunday with multiple candidates, including right-wing, National Front Party candidate Marine Le Pen. Bomb disposal experts were called to examine the vehicle. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and conservative Francois Fillon are pro-European, with Macron calling for liberalising reforms within a socially protective Europe while Fillon preaches austerity. (more...)

Leaders of the Venezuelan right-wing opposition announced Wednesday night that they will continue their protests on the streets of Caracas to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. The march followed a fortnight of violent protests triggered by a Supreme Court decision in March to assume the powers of the opposition-led Congress - which it quickly reversed under worldwide pressure. (more...)

Slate reported that Lee was killed in a series of executions of several prisoners planned by the state before one of the drugs in the three-drug lethal injection cocktail used for capital punishment cases there expired. Lee was pronounced dead at 11:56 PM CDT on Thursday. "Apparently the reason the State made a decision to proceed with these eight executions is that the "use by" date of the State's execution drug is about to expire", Mr Breyer wrote . (more...)

Maduro, who says recent protests have been little more than opposition efforts to foment violence and topple his government, has called on supporters of the ruling Socialist Party to hold a competing march in Caracas. The opposition have called for another protest on Thursday, raising the spectre of prolonged disruption in the country. Tens of thousands of protesters converged from 26 different points spread across the capital to attempt to march downtown to the Ombudsman's office. (more...)

Her name is Aya Hijazi, and her attorney credits Trump for securing both her freedom and return to the U.S. It was not until Trump moved to reset USA relations with Egypt by embracing Sissi at the White House on April 3 - he publicly hailed the autocrat's leadership as "fantastic" and offered the US government's "strong backing" - that Egypt's posture changed. (more...)

North Korea has accelerated its nuclear and missile tests in recent years, despite worldwide condemnation and United Nations sanctions. They also emphasized "the vital importance" of North Korea "immediately showing honest commitment to denuclearization". (more...)

The four people killed were two Swedes, a Belgian woman and a British man. Swedish authorities say Akilov was known to have expressed sympathies with extremist organizations, including Islamic state (IS). Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told a crowd outside Stockholm City Hall that "the whole of Sweden" sympathized with the families and friends of the victims, thanking the police and other officials for their courage "from the bottom of my heart". (more...)

After last Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, Trump said his attitude toward Assad "has changed very much" and Tillerson said "steps are underway" to organize a coalition to remove him from power. But, he added, "We are not saying that we are the ones who are going to affect that change". "... Whether Russian Federation was complicit here or whether they were simply incompetent or whether they got outwitted" by the Syrian government, they had "failed in their commitment to the global ... (more...)

When Roger Ailes created Fox News it was meant to be a home for those conservatives who felt that they did not have a network that reflected their views. But the New York Times reported that two of the O'Reilly settlements were reached after Ailes left. The topic was my criticism of the cult of Scientology, which I bashed for, among other things, its use of "reparative therapy" to "cure" gays. (more...)

The president's comments have led many observers to speculate that dairy - and Canada's system of supply management - could be a target as the USA considers a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ). Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has blamed the Senate for delaying the confirmation of President Trump's U.S. trade representative. "I do feel our country right now...really gets that this is a critical moment", Freeland said. (more...)

Enten had similar observations about the Georgia race, noting that early polls suggest a runoff between Ossoff and Handel could be very close and pointing out that "the result is consistent with a pro-Democratic national environment". Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff within 24 hours has gone from being praised and promoted to being doubted and criticized. Ossoff said on CNN that Trump was misinformed about his positions and that he was focused on issues affecting the ... (more...)

According to a recent CBS News poll , a striking majority of Americans believe that marijuana use should be legalized. Although approval fluctuated somewhat after that, a number of surveys conducted over the past year have shown support for legal recreational marijuana crossing the 60 percent threshold, with fewer and fewer Americans expressing opposition. (more...)

Taliban militants launched a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, the first day of their declared summer offensive, targeting the global airport and the United States' biggest military base near Kabul . The U.S. military in Afghanistan in a statement condemned the attack. Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said Taliban militants wearing Army uniforms stormed the compound during Friday prayers. (more...)

Tews said she arrived an hour early to get a good seat, then talked to the running icon afterward and got her autograph. "My goal is to reach women in places right now where they're not allowed to leave the house alone, drive a auto or get an education, " Switzer said last week, according to WBZ . (more...)

Openly carried guns must be holstered, but the modified version of the bill does not specify a belt or shoulder holster. Five Republicans voted for the measure, House Bill 1911 , and two Democrats voted against it, the American-Statesman reported . (more...)